Quick and Easy Quesadillas

My son had been asking for mangoes, and no, he wasn’t completely satisfied with the frozen version. So I picked up the ripest mango I could find and made these chicken-mango quesadillas from the new book “Petit Appetit: Eat, Drink and Be Merry.”

I liked this recipe because it shows you that you can bake quesadillas, rather than fry them, which is easier if you’re feeding a crowd. I’d never thought to do that.

The other good thing about them is that you can leave some of the ingredients out and include others. I knew my daughter probably wouldn’t eat the mango, especially if it was mixed in with the chicken and cheese, so I left it out of hers and served it on the side. (Where, yes, it stayed.)

My son was initially very intrigued by this mango dish, but after trying a slice, he said he would prefer to have his mango straight, without any “other stuff.”

If you’re making this your main dish you may want to double the recipe, which is easily done.

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